Opera

Upcoming Operas

December 3

Manon Lescaut — Anna Netrebko and Kristine Opolais share the title role, a heroine as alluring and irresistible as her adored city of Paris.

December 10

L’Amour de Loin — Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s breakthrough opera was described by the New York Times as “transfixing…a lushly beautiful score.”

December 17

Salome — Richard Strauss’s revolutionary score and scandalous Oscar Wilde–inspired drama took the world by storm at its premiere and continues to wow audiences today.

December 24

Hansel and Gretel — This deliciously dark take on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, appealing to audiences of all ages, was part of the Met’s popular English-language holiday series.

December 31

L’Italiana in Algeri — James Levine conducts this comedy of a feisty Italian girl turning the tables on her bumbling captors via Rossini’s blend of madness and fun.

January 7

Nabucco — The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine.

January 14

La Bohème — The Met presents its spectacular Zeffirelli production,with multiple excellent casts: Ailyn Pérez and Kristine Opolais are paired with Dmytro Popov, Piotr Beczała, and Michael Fabiano, as the young Parisian lovers at the center of the story.

January 28

Il Barbiere di Siviglia — Peter Mattei reprises one of his most compelling portrayals, that of the wily barber Figaro. The Met’s popular production of Rossini’s comedic jewel—performed in the full-length Italian version—also pairs bel canto stars Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena as the lovers Rosina and Count Almaviva, with Maurizio Benini conducting.

February 4

Rigoletto — Michael Mayer’s hit production of Rigoletto places the action in a neon-bedecked Las Vegas in 1960.

March 11

La Traviata — Sonya Yoncheva sings one of opera’s most beloved heroines, the tragic courtesan Violetta, a role in which she triumphed on the Met stage in 2015, opposite Michael Fabiano as her lover, Alfredo, and Thomas Hampson as his father, Germont.

March 18, 1:00-5:30p.m.

Guillaume Tell — Rossini’s epic telling of the William Tell fable returns to the Met stage after an absence of more than 80 years, in a new production by Pierre Audi.

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